UConn football head coach Bob Diaco on the sidelines during the Huskies' game against Army at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015. (Bailey Wright/The Daily Campus)

After leading the UConn football program to their first bowl appearance in five years, head coach Bob Diaco has signed a two-year extension to remain head coach of the Huskies through the 2020 season, according to Sports Illustrated’s Pete Thamel.

SOURCE: UConn football coach Bob Diaco has agreed to a two-year contact extension through 2020.

Diaco’s extension will go into effect in 2019 and last through the 2020 season. Per ESPN’s Brett McMurphy, Diaco is slated to make $2 million in 2019 and and $2.1 million in 2020. If he remains at UConn through his initial contract and begins serving his extension in 2019, he will receive a $500,000 retention bonus for completing his initial contract on Dec. 31, 2018.

UConn’s Bob Diaco received 2-year extension thru 2020, school spokesman said. Diaco will earn $2 million in 2019 & $2.1 million in 2020